一いっ昨さく昨さく

prefix

three ... ago; two ... before last

Prefix used in temporal expressions to mean 'three units ago' or 'the one before the one before last'. Most commonly seen in 一昨昨日 (いっさくさくじつ, 'three days ago') and 一昨昨年 (いっさくさくねん, 'three years ago'). Not freely productive; limited to a few fixed compounds.

See also: 一昨昨日

• 一いっ昨さく昨さく日じつの出で来き事ごとをまだ覚おぼえている。

  I still remember what happened three days ago.

• 一いっ昨さく昨さく年ねんの統とう計けいを見みると、傾けい向こうがわかる。

  Looking at the statistics from three years ago, you can see the trend.